Adult Excessive Drinking Data for New Castle County

Key Data and Reports

Adult Excessive Drinking in New Castle County

Adults who Engage in Binge Drinking

2019

19.8%

of adults

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increased 10% from 2014 to 2019

Target

17.4%percentage of adults

Progress

Getting worse, target not met

19.8 percent of adults in New Castle County engage in binge drinking. This indicator needs attention because the rate is getting worse and is higher than the target percent of 17.4%.

Adults who Engage in Heavy Drinking

2019

7.8%

of adults

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increased 53% from 2014 to 2019

Target

6.6%percentage of adults

Progress

Getting worse, target not met

7.8 percent of adults in New Castle County drink heavily. This indicator needs attention because the rate is getting worse and is higher than the target percent of 6.6%.

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Adult Excessive Drinking in New Castle County

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Adults who Engage in Binge Drinking in New Castle County

Percentage of adults

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Data Table

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Series	percentage of adults
New Castle County	19.8%
Kent County	12.6%
Sussex County	14.8%
Delaware	16.4%

Please note: Counts of less than 11 are suppressed. If the population is sufficiently large, 0 counts may be shown. Rates based on counts less than 20 may be unstable.

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Data Sources

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019

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Adults who Engage in Binge Drinking in New Castle County

Percentage of adults

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Please note: Counts of less than 11 are suppressed. If the population is sufficiently large, 0 counts may be shown. Rates based on counts less than 20 may be unstable.

About the Data

Data Sources

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019

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Additional Information

Adult Excessive Drinking in New Castle County

Resources

CDC's Alcohol Portal

2017 Alcohol Use and Abuse: Binge Drinking Highest Among Younger Adults

Data Sources

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019

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Privacy

In releasing this information, Delaware aims to provide information that can be helpful to local communities as they work to improve public health. However, the protection of the confidentiality of our citizens is of paramount importance. To that end, counts of less than 11 are not presented. An outside expert has reviewed the platform to ensure it complies with the HIPAA privacy rule (45 CFR 164.§514(b)).